LTE advance

[Todlich]

If I purchase a phone that says it uses LTE advance, is that enough that I could be comfortable  it would work on PM?  

I am considering a Samsung Galaxy A5

Thanks to all for your input.

[sheytoon]

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@will13am wrote:

Note that only band 5 doesn't have LTE+.  All others have LTE and LTE+.

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I know I'm nitpicking here.... But LTE+ is an indicator on the phone that CA is being used with bandwidth larger than 20 MHz. It's not related to any specific band.

[computergeek541]

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@Todlich wrote:

If I purchase a phone that says it uses LTE advance, is that enough that I could be comfortable  it would work on PM?  

I am considering a Samsung Galaxy A5

Thanks to all for your input.

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I've merged duplciated threads together and move this topic to the Phones & Hardware category.

A phone having LTE-A/LTE+ is not the most important factor for determining a phone's compatibility with Public Mobile. Either way, a phone having LTE+ does not tell you which LTE bands are supported.

When purchasing a phone, you're going to want to have a phone that supports UMTS Bands 2 and/or 5 or you won't be able to make or receive any phone calls.

[will13am]

Just plain old LTE is fine.  Just be mindful that this service is throttled to 3 mbits/s.  This site provides information on all the LTE frequencies including LTE+.  Note that only band 5 doesn't have LTE+.  All others have LTE and LTE+.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telus_Mobility

[Alex888 · Accepted solution]

@Todlich Based on https://willmyphonework.net/ it should be fine.

[Todlich]

If I purchase a phone that says it uses LTE advance, is that enough that I could be comfortable  it would work on PM?  

I am considering a Samsung Galaxy A5

Thanks to all for your input.